Celebrations from Around the World at USU's Museum of Anthropology

The Museum of Anthropology’s “Saturdays at the Museum” event Sept. 26   will showcase a variety of cultural celebrations ranging from Thailand to our own USU Aggie-land. The event is offered in conjunction with Homecoming activities on the Utah State University campus.

 

“I love celebrations,” said USU student and Saturday program planner Aimee Cooley. “This Saturday’s event is special because it is Homecoming week for Aggies and ‘Celebrate Your Museum Day’ for museums everywhere.”

 

There are many ways to celebrate, including learning about other cultures, and that is the emphasis of the USU Saturday event.

 

“We not only learn about other cultures but about ourselves,” Cooley said. “We encourage everyone to come celebrate with us and be sure to bring your little Aggies to have their faces painted.”

 

Activities begin at 10:30 a.m. and run ongoing until 4 p.m.

 

Special guest speaker and puppeteer, Susan Neidert, from Brigham City’s World of Puppetry Museum, will discuss and demonstrate puppets from around the world at 11 a.m. For more information about Brigham City’s World of Puppetry Museum visit the museum’s Web site (http://www.bcfineartscenter.org/statewidemuseumday). Children attending the USU event can make a puppet to take home and enjoy.

 

USU students and members of the public are invited to the museum any time during the 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday hours.

 

Funding for the Sept. 26 event is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. More information about the IMLS and its grants is available online.

 

The Museum of Anthropology at USU is a hands-on learning program operated by the Anthropology Program in the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology.

 

The USU Museum of Anthropology is on the USU campus and can be found in the south turret of the historic Old Main building, Room 252. Free parking is available in the adjacent lot, south of the building. For more information on this event or the museum, call museum staff at (435) 797-7545 or visit the museum Web site.

 

 

Source: Museum of Anthropology